Subj : RE: amiga 500 pimpin'
To   : Daniel Path
From : vorlon
Date : Sat Jun 04 2022 22:37:06

 DP> i've bought an amiga 500 and i would like to pimp it a little bit,
 DP> but i am not an expert, so please help with some advice.

 DP> i see that there is a 'trapdoor' ram and theres fastram. should i
 DP> buy both, or a trapdoor ram is enough? i see that there are several
 DP> different trapdoor rams, like 512K, 1M, 2M+. i would like to try
 DP> games, but maybe later i will set up a BBS on it which i bet needs
 DP> more RAM.

From memory, the trapdoor can only take 512K (Most of the cards that go
in there have that amount of memory on them). The only way to get extra
ram past that is via a CPU card or via the side expansion slot.

To get video out of the machine you'll either require a C= 1081/1084
screen or a scandoubler to connect to a moder display. Or a modem screen
that can support the 15Khz signal.

Check out this site: http://15khz.wikidot.com/




\/orlon



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